Biology:Ortharbela jurateae

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Short description: Species of moth

Ortharbela jurateae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Ortharbela
Species:
O. jurateae
Binomial name
Ortharbela jurateae
Lehmann, 2009

Ortharbela jurateae is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Tanzania,[1] where it has been recorded from the Uluguru Mountains. The habitat consists of lowland and submontane miombo woodlands.

The length of the forewings is about 8.5 mm.

Etymology

The species is named for Dr Jurate De Prins.[2]

References

  1. Afro Moths
  2. Lehmann, I., 2008: Six New Species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea) from the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, Including One New Species from Marenji Forest in Southeast Coastal Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 97 (2): 187-206. DOI: 10.2982/0012-8317-97.2.187. Abstract: [1].

Wikidata ☰ Q13966532 entry